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Place of Birth: Klaksvík
About Álvur Zachariasen
- Álvur Zachariasen (born June 5, 1931) is a former Faroese foreman, teacher, and politician for the Home Rule Party. Zachariasen was born in Klaksvík, the son of Símun Petur Zachariasen and Maria Henriksen.
- He is also the nephew of the writer and politician Louis Zachariasen.
- Zachariasen graduated as a ship's captain in 1957 and was a foreman at the Lauritzen shipping company from 1955 to 1964, after which he held an equivalent position at the Faroe Ship (Faroese: Skipafelagið Føroyar) shipping company until 1971.
- After this he was a teacher at the Klaksvík Nautical School (Faroese: Klaksvíkar Sjómansskúla) from 1972 to 1998. Zachariasen was a member of the municipal council for Klaksvík from 1980 to 1997.
- He also served as a representative of the Norðoyar district for the Home Rule Party in the Faroese Parliament from 1994 to 1998.
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